Read issue 313 » It was nice knowing you, 2022! In our last issue of the year, Little Village staff and contributors would like to focus your attention on 50 of Iowa’s most, uh, Iowa-y things, from gorgeous nature trails to phallic public art; historic dive bars to historic fumbles; otherworldly cryptids to salt-of-the-earth entertainers. […]
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Little Village Central Iowa 008: Give Guide
Read issue 008 » Little Village has partnered with local nonprofits and retailers to present the first Central Iowa Give Guide, a community-centered starting point for your holiday giving and shopping season. In this issue, explore southeast Des Moines’ world-renowned ape research center and its seven thriving bonobos; Iowa’s enduring brick-and-mortar record stores; the quietly […]
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Little Village Eastern Iowa issue 312: Give Guide
Read issue 312 » Little Village has partnered with local nonprofits and retailers once again to present Eastern Iowa’s 2022 Give Guide, a starting point for your holiday giving and shopping season. In this issue, explore holiday markets, a wildlife rescue org, Iowa’s enduring brick-and-mortar record stores, and how Encounter Cafe won the hearts (and […]
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Little Village Central Iowa 007
Read issue 007 » Election Day is Nov. 8, and if you haven’t heard, Iowa has some key races on the ballot. In this issue, Little Village zooms in on Deidre DeJear and Michael Franken, Democratic nominees for governor and U.S. Senate, respectively — candidates with working-class cred and platforms that poll well with Iowans, […]
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Little Village Eastern Iowa issue 311: October 2022
Read issue 311 » Election Day is Nov. 8, and if you haven’t heard, Iowa has some key races on the ballot. In this issue, Little Village zooms in on Deidre DeJear and Michael Franken, Democratic nominees for governor and U.S. Senate, respectively — candidates with working-class cred and platforms that poll well with Iowans, […]
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Little Village Central Iowa 006: Fall Arts Preview
Read issue 006 » Classes start, leaves redden, footballs are hiked, and artists come back from summer tours and hibernations to present their latest work. Let Little Village guide you through all fall has to offer — or at least some cool-ass events! Explore cutting-edge Iowa hip hop, Varsity Cinema’s next chapter, a Salem-inspired work […]
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Little Village Eastern Iowa issue 310: September Arts Preview
Read issue 310 » Classes start, leaves redden, footballs are hiked, and artists come back from summer tours and hibernations to present their latest work. Let Little Village guide you through all fall has to offer — or at least some cool-ass events! Explore Orchestra Iowa’s 100th season, a brand-new (yet historic) Cedar Rapids venue, […]
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Bread & Butter 2022: Dining Guide to the Iowa City area and Cedar Rapids
The annual Bread & Butter dining guide contains something for everyone: great meals at every price point and for every diet, guidance for visitors looking to get beneath the surface and an exhaustive list of worthwhile breakfast, lunch, dinner and after dinner destinations to help…
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Little Village Eastern Iowa issue 309: August 2022
Read issue 309 » For the first time since 2008, when the University of Iowa Museum of Art closed up amid historic flooding, UI’s collection of works by Grant Wood, Virginia Meyers, Jackson Pollock, Francisco Goya, Hiroshige Ando, Mauricio Lasansky, Elizabeth Catlett, William Blake, Indigenous artists, mask-makers, dadaists, photographers and much, much more finally have […]
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Little Village Central Iowa 004: July 2022
Read issue 004 » Geese are part of the Des Moines metro landscape, and with them comes lots of poop, reports of human/goose conflicts and safety concerns for cars and airplanes. As the city explores ways to mitigate this feathery menace and educate the public on goose behavior, Little Village took a look at the […]
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Little Village Eastern Iowa issue 308: July 2022
Read issue 308 » It’s Iowa City renters’ most dreaded annual tradition — sometimes called “homeless week,” the last days of July and first few of August are a flurry of moving vans, short-term storage and couch-surfing for the dozens or hundreds of residents whose move-out deadline arrives days before their move-in date. Why are […]
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Little Village Central Iowa Issue 003
Read issue 003 » Find a comfortable stump and flip through Little Village’s 2022 recreation guide (or just use it for kindling). In this issue, nearly two dozen Iowa runners of various ages, backgrounds and personal reasons for running discuss their style: where they go, what they wear, how they protect against injury and self-doubt, […]
